Racing to the Finish (SIGNED BOOK) by Dale Earnhardt Jr
Official Signed Edition, First Printing, First Edition Hardcover
Hand Signed by Dale Earnhardt Jr.
It was a seemingly minor crash at Michigan International Speedway in
June 2016 that ended the day early for Dale Earnhardt Jr. What he didn't
know was that it would also end his driving for the year. He'd dealt
with concussions before, but concussions are like snowflakes, no two are
the same. And recovery can be brutal, and lengthy. When NASCAR star
Dale Earnhardt Jr. retired from professional stock car racing in 2017,
he walked away from his career as a healthy man. But for years, he had
worried that the worsening effects of multiple racing-related
concussions would end not only his time on the track but his ability to
live a full and happy life. Torn between a race-at-all-costs culture and
the fear that something was terribly wrong, Earnhardt tried to pretend
that everything was fine, but the private notes about his escalating
symptoms that he kept on his phone reveal a vicious cycle: suffering
injuries on Sunday, struggling through the week, then recovering in time
to race again the following weekend. For the first time, he shares
these notes and fully reveals the physical and emotional struggles he
faced as he fought to close out his career on his own terms. In this
candid reflection, Earnhardt opens up about his frustration with the
slow recovery, his admiration for the woman who stood by him through it
all, and his determination to share his own experience so that others
don't have to suffer in silence. Steering his way to the final checkered
flag of his storied career proved to be the most challenging race and
most rewarding finish of his life.